Symantec wins piracy cases

Symantec has been awarded $18.6 million in two federal lawsuits against distributors selling counterfeit software. The judgments were against V-Micro, based in New Jersey, and Higher Model Computer in Connecticut, the company announced Thursday. Symantec alleged copyright and trademark infringement and fraud against the distributors for selling counterfeit products, such as Norton SystemWorks, Norton AntiVirus and pcAnywhere. — CAM
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